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Fancy This: A Quick Virtual Trip to China4
I was browsing through my posts when I saw an article that I submitted for Magazine Locations.
It's an article about my Great Wall of China visit last year. It was a good one!
I have other photos of our trip, you can check out my older albums :)
The Fisheye photos were shot using a Lomo CN 100 film, and the photos with a pink hue were shot using an Ultra Wide & Slim loaded with Fuji Sensia 100
I can assure you that it's a decent read at the very least.
Enjoy! :D
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Come to Bemis Hall on Monday, October 16, at 12:30 to hear Antje Duvekot discuss "Two Words for Travel." Lincoln resident and nationally touring singer-songwriter Antje Duvekot believes there should be two distinct words for travel, one when traveling for business and another when traveling for adventure or learning. The 40 year old artist has done both. After more than a decade building a grass roots music career on the road brought her loneliness and burnout she began traveling to places like Guatemala, Uganda and the West Bank for humanitarian purposes. This is about those divergent experiences. The Council on Aging provides beverages and dessert. The lectures last about an hour, including a question and answer period. Participants are welcome to stay after the program to continue their discussion. All ages welcome!
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ADX Exclusive: OrientalSim Kigali Imminent! Also.../
FSX/P3D. Getting destinations on the continent of Africa are quite typically rare but they do come nonetheless. OrientalSim is looking out for those looking for something fresh and new and once Gaya Simulations completes Brussels, you can relive some of those old Sabena sorties. Additionally, OrientalSim has included an additional exclusive to ADX readers to guess where they are heading next. Just a shot of the tower but here is a hint: same continent! Stand by for Kigali release announcement!


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The prevalence of non-communicable diseases (NCDs) – resembling cardiovascular ailments, respiratory ailments, and diabetes – is on the rise. NCDs are currently liable for 60{217ddf9548a381809b712ff2c63e8010064e6edfea87de111f04d635c44876ce} of deaths globally, but the affect is even greater in low- and middle-revenue international locations (LMICs) the place 80{217ddf9548a381809b712ff2c63e8010064e6edfea87de111f04d635c44876ce} of deaths are at present linked to at the very least one NCD. These numbers signify a world well being disaster that's lowering the well being and welfare of people worldwide and is imposing mounting social and financial burdens on society.
Healthcare involvement? Co-based public relations company, Shire Well being Group. The company was sold to business accomplice Ogilvy & Mather for £4 million in 2004, with the Conservative MP Margot James appointed Head of European Healthcare for advertising dad or mum WPP Group She stood down from WPP in 2008. WPP are a marketing big with a massive checklist of healthcare purchasers.
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Once upon a time, not too long ago, there was a little country far up north where the winters were freezing, but the summers beautiful. There was a proud and strong people living there, the Norse. They were not rich, but they were happy.
Then came one day when the Norse found black gold. They got ecstatic, and screamed of joy. In little time they forgot all about being poor. They built big castles which they filled with luxurious items from every corner of the world.
However, the Norse were not satisfied, they wanted more. And more they got. Their little country was brimming with black gold. The Norse got richer and richer, and got used to the thought of no matter what they did they could always dig up some extra black gold.
However, as in most stories, excessive and rapid wealth comes at a cost. The story about the Norse is no exception. With the black gold came the Disease. The Norse got lazy and lost their empathy, they stopped caring about others. As long as they had enough luxury themselves they were satisfied. The richer they got, the fatter they got and the more egoistic they got. Every action the Norse took was driven by the goal of becoming richer.
The leaders of the little country became sick as well. They stopped thinking of what was the best for the country and the Norse. They focused only on ways of becoming richer themselves. And when they got richer, they got sicker. In the end all the leaders in the little country went dumb and blind.
Folks from the outside, the Outsiders, heard rumours of what was happening. They packed their bags and travelled to the little country. They wanted a share of the wealth. The Outsiders was welcomed as friends, and given given nice welcoming gifts. But the Outsiders were not immune, so they also got infected by the Disease, and wanted more and more and more. And for every day that passed new people came to the little country. But the Norse did not complain. As long as they got richer they didn't care about much at all. After all, they could just dig up some extra black gold.
The Norse were too sick to see and stop the inevitable from happening. So one day the little country ran out of black gold. Like a drunken seafarer falling into the arctic ocean the Norse woke up, with a terrible headache. They saw that their little country was lost. So was the Disease.


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A desperate man…
"Lucky" Leroy Morgan led a charmed life, until he was murdered. Now he's stuck in Limbo, unwilling to move on after catching a glimpse of the future he was supposed to have and the amazing woman who was destined to be his. Using the Northern Lights as a conduit back to earth, he attempts to seduce her in her dreams, hoping to anchor himself to the physical plane. If he doesn't win her heart, he'll be forever lost.
A tempted woman…
Gemma Star is fairly conventional considering her hippie upbringing. Her biggest fear is that she'll end up like her spacey, Tarot card-reading mother. When Gemma starts having out-of-this-world sex with a dream lover, she starts to wonder if she is losing her mind along with her heart. What if her crazy mother is right? If she continues consorting with her Dreamweaver will there be lasting consequences to her soul?
Will their love survive? Or is it just a dream…
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Periscope Q&A: Florida kicks off spring practice
GAINESVILLE, Fla. — The Florida football team is back in action.
The Gators returned to the practice fields Wednesday for the first day of spring football. It's an important time for UF coach Jim McElwain, whose team is looking to establish a new identity after the departure of several starters from the 2015 season.
Florida is also about to gear up in recruiting with spring evaluation period around the corner. A pair of UF commits took home MVP honors last weekend at The Opening Regional.
In the Periscope video below, we answer your latest questions about Gators football and recruiting:
LIVE on #Periscope: Periscope Q&A https://t.co/iyr1DLch0z
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JustGiving sale 'will help more good causes'
The £95m sale of UK peer-to-peer fundraising pioneer JustGiving to new US owners "is just the beginning" of more work to help good causes, the co-founder of the UK giving platform insisted last week, as the charity software firm buying the for-good business looked to enhance its UK fundraising capabilities. Julian Blake reports. (more…)


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Penn Hills Cinemas
A Penn Hills Icon Since 1966
A neighborhood treasure for nearly 50 years, The Penn Hills Cinemas is one of the last remaining independently owned and operated multiplexes in The Pittsburgh Area, and remains a first run theater exhibiting as many of the most recent releases as possible.
Weekday Specials
Moviegoer Monday
Every admission comes with a free popcorn!
Tub O' Tuesday
Bring your own cup or bowl for drinks or popcorn and we will fill them for $1.00 each fill or you can get a refillable drink or popcorn for just $2.50 each!
Wacky Wednesday
Drinks and popcorn are buy one get one free!
Thirsty Thursday
Small drinks are $.50, mediums are $.75 and refillable larges are only $1.00!


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Naturhotel Waldklause Offers Ecotourists Austrian Options
Imagine a hotel striving to set a new standard in ecological construction techniques, with a focus on giving their guests the healing and soothing experience of nature on their next holiday. A hotel built from wood, stone and glass with old-world craftsmanship so fine the wooden pegs which have replaced nails in the construction are fitted without glues. Where arolla pine in your bedroom is claimed to lower your heart rate with it calming aroma. Where you rest enveloped in natural wool bedding from sheep just up the mountain from this Tirolean valley where you are dreaming. Where you drink the local mountain water from your tap--wondering to yourself if the treatment with alpine crystals and light has further enhanced its natural goodness. Where if you invite five friends and take an apartment, your stay could separate you from as little as 35 euros (45 dollars) a night--and still give you free entrance to the nearby thermal baths on weekdays (15% reduction on weekends). Now imagine travelling by train to this exemplary vacation destination, because anything else seems almost an insult to the concept which the Auer family has established for the four-season enjoyment of guests to this paradise for skiers, hikers and nature lovers alike. And if the place you call home is too far to reach the European Alps by public transport, then show this website to every property developer you know until you stir up similar commitment in the tourist industry near your home. It is always inspiring to find examples of green design in the tourism or any other industry. This one is particularly satisfying though, coming to our attention via a title page series in the German magazine Focus (think Time or Newsweek if you are familiar with the USA mags). Focus is meeting their reader's demands for--or perhaps further driving the evolving acceptance of-- the new society: free of ideology, lead-free and chic. Good to see the new green going public in the home of Birkenstocks.
Via ::Waldklause Austria and tip from Focus magazine title series "Lifestyle: Grüner Leben" (Lifestyle: Living Greener).


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Kelli here from The Lady Cage with a design team project for you.
I used the super cute Owls-On-Winter-Branch-DS
I colored them with copics and kept everything grey, purple.
The purple paper is Lawn Fawn, the frame is Craftin Desert Divas, sentiment is Winnie and Walter and the tree background stencil I made from a Simon Says Stamp die and used some distress ink to get the negative effect.
I accented the owls with wink of stella and glossy accents for the eyes.
Feel free to stop by my blog to see my other projects. The Lady Cage.
Also you can follow me on Instagram @kellihorger.
Stay crafty!
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The Internet is many things to many people. To some it is a source of information, to others a place to find useful services. Many users think of the Internet as way to communicate with friends and co-workers, and still others think of it as a place to have fun.
There's another way to think of the Internet, however—especially if you have to deal frequently with a lot of large computer files.


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New 2018 Chevrolet Trax AWD 4dr LS VIN KL7CJNSB4JB609911 Stock Number 18NF502
Silver Ice Metallic 2018 Chevrolet Trax LS AWD AWD 6-Speed Automatic ECOTEC 1.4L I4 SMPI DOHC Turbocharged VVT Trax LS AWD, 4D Sport Utility.
Welcome to Spitzer Chevy Northfield! Here at Spitzer, we try to make the purchase process as easy and hassle free as possible. We encourage you to experience this for yourself when you come to look at this outstanding-looking 2018 Chevrolet Trax. Recent Arrival! 30/24 Highway/City MPG
Spitzer Chevy Northfield has been serving the Northfield community for over 30 years. We have grown hand in hand with our community. We have hundreds of new Chevy's and used cars as well. If you don't see the vehicle you're looking for on our lot or on our website let us know. We are more than happy to pull from our network of dealerships to get the vehicle you desire.


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In the process of digitization and automation, it is easy to loose touch with your customers, especially if the 'stuff' you are dealing with is something as abstract as an exchange item; money. Restoring touch-points becomes main focus.
Grocery stores went through the process of digitization and automation. Starting as small shops, they where used to serve each client in person, and would know their clients in person. Then, in the beginning of last century, long before digitization and big data, they went through the process of first introducing self service, and afterwards, with the introduction of digital tools, through the process of using data (and loyalty cards) to understand client behaviors. Grocery stores had the luxury of a step wise introduction, first automation/self service, and then the introduction of advanced analytics to understand client behavior from data by means of data collection and statistics.
Grocery stores have one big advantage; they deal in physical goods. You, as a client, need to go out and get it, or someone needs to pass by and bring it to you. In short, intrinsic (still) is a personal transaction. This means that the whole process of digitization and becoming a data driven industry was developed while having a personal contact with the client.
Banks do not have had that advantage. Banks deal in somesthing abstract; a means of transaction. In the process of digitization and automation has removed the need to actually visit a bank or talk to a bank agent. The 'transaction means' in the past may have relied on physical goods (paper money, coins, remember Scrooge McDuck swimming in his money) nowadays it is digital and growing more and more abstract. Clients have access without ever having to enter a bank filial or meet a bank agent. On top of having lost contact with their clients, banks also have 1000 and 1 technology driven start-ups with innovative business models eating away at the basis of the bank's income. Ideas such as peer to peer lending and robot advice (where investments are driven automatically by computer models following market trends instead of by human analysts).
Not surprisingly, banks have two important interests: touch-points and big-data.
What I find surprising is that the banks strategies are technology driven. For example, the UBS (or here, see page 9; the great transformation) list the following as main trends; privacy, self fitting products, wealth assistant (robot advise) and decomposed wealth management, all of which increases the reliance on technology and reduces the need for personal contact. Credit Suise, another major Swiss bank, "… announced that it is committed to making significant investments in expanding its client facing technology globally"
Why is technology seen as the solution for a problem created by technology? I am assuming of course that the main challenge of Banks is the growing distance towards their customers, which was created by automation and technology. You may dispute this. But if the problem of the banks are lack of contacts with their customers, shouldn't the strategy be 'getting in touch with the customer''. Yes, technology may be a means in itself, but certainly not an objective.
Maybe it is sufficient to reduce MBOs to the following simple questions; When did you last 'speak' with a customer and what did you learn?
Btw, I thought the cartoon at the top of this page was funny and original. I was wrong; https://youtu.be/gWzhHInOiaY
Fred Voorhorst works as consultant for the FinTech industry, focussing on optimizing/improving wealth management advisory processes.


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How a Little Change
Can Really Add Up!
And my God will supply all your needs according to His riches in glory in Christ Jesus.
Philippians 4:19
So for pretty much the 30+ years my beloved and I have been married, we have been "working" on our finances. Initially, it was just a matter of trying to be responsible with our money and not get in over our heads with debt.
As the years went by and my hubby and I grew in faith and Biblical understanding, we committed to be good stewards of what God gave us. We tithed and put together a responsible budget, even meeting with a Crown Ministries finance counselor and following the principles of Larry Burkett's book Debt-Free Living.
Truth be told, our success was short term. Some of this was circumstantial – unanticipated life and salary changes threw us for a loop. But, really? We overspent.
Chris and I discussed our different theories of spending, saving, and giving.
The conversations often escalated when we actually sat down to go over our budget. But eventually, we would get through what we considered the grueling work of pulling together all our expenses, assets, and debts…and we would attempt a cash box. That's literally a shoebox with dividers and envelopes for each category of expenditure. For example, Home is one envelope and Electric and Gas is another, Water bill is yet another, etc.
Each week we attempted to gather our cash weekly, but something would come up, like the busyness of raising our kids and handling all their schedules; the cash box would fall to the wayside.
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View the CAO's Strategic Plan HERE.We serve the community through our network of more than 50 locations throughout Erie county - through which we run more than 50 children and family, crisis and emergency, neighborhood, employment and training, housing and development, drug, and community technology programs and services.
To find out which programs and services are available in your neighborhood, please visit the Center Locator map. For information on whether your family fits the income guidelines for a specific program, visit the QuikChek Income Guidelines Center. We hope that each time you visit this Web site you will find valuable information on existing and expanded programs and services, updates and announcements, and news of our exciting collaborations. You will find direct contact information on each program page. Thank you for visiting CAO Online.
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'London' s a Cape Dory 27 that has been well maintained and cared for. The 27's are a classic style, full-keeled sailboat that were designed with old-style seaworthiness and grace. This popular pocket cruiser has a comfortable cabin with 6' headroom, ample opening ports for good ventilation and comfortable berths She comes well equipped and with a good sail inventory.. She is in very good condition and ready for her next adventure.
https://youtu.be/JY2xeevZVaI for sailing video
Please call at reasonable times or text any time to listing broker Brian Shaughnessy at 617 839 2295
Beginning from the bow the standard Cape Dory 27 layout with a large v-berth in the forward cabin with lockers under the berths. There is a large overhead hatch and two opening ports which allow for good ventilation. Aft of this is marine head on the port side and a hanging locker opposite on starboard and a door which will close this area off from the main salon. The main cabin has starboard and port settee berths in tasteful yellow upholstery with storage under and behind. Teak inserts in FG sole. Dining table on post is removable . The galley is aft of the settee area with the sink and icebox on the starboard side and the Origo cook top and storage to port. There are four opening ports in the main salon.
Large ice box
Origo alcohol stove
foot pump fresh water
ample storage
fuel tank replaced
Exhaust ,Muffler, mixing elbow and hoses
New fuel guage
Anchor light added
Steaming light added
Nav lights replaced
Manual toilet and hoses 2013
Mainsheet 2017
Harken traveler added.
Standing rigging 2010
Battery selector switch
Distribution panel
Large house battery
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ST-2000 auto tiller
Ritchie compass on bulkhead
Ray ST 60 depth
Ray ST60 knotmeter/ log
Ray C80 color chartplotter intergrated w/
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Heavy cape dory cleats and hinges
Blue non skid on white deck
Brown mainsail cove
Brown dodger
All brightwork finished in light cetol flat finish
Clip ins cockpit
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The cafe is located on the first floor of the hotel "Universitetskaya".
Hours: 7:00 to 20:00.
The café can order from the menu or comprehensive breakfast, lunch or dinner.
The café can hold a celebration, a corporate dinner, or a business event.
Your choice:
- Russian kitchen;
- Slavic kitchen;
- European kitchen;
- Lenten menu.
Complete menu:
- Breakfast under the "buffet" (included for guests in the room rate).
- Business lunch on weekdays from 12 to 17 hours: salad, soup, main course, stewed fruit (juice, tea), bread. Cost — 300 rubles.
- Meal prices at the hotel cafe: breakfast - 250 rubles, lunch - 300 rubles, dinner - 300 rubles.
We offer hotel accommodation on board system (breakfast, lunch, dinner) and half board (breakfast and dinner). Selection of board / half-board package is made when paying for accommodation at the front desk.
On your questions we will answer by phone: +7 (495) 363-35-87, +7 (499) 147-20-62.


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April 29, 2008
Stop Child Executions In Iran
Help stop these brutal murder of the young in Iran. Please sign the petition to stop child executions
Child executions violate international law
[No] capital punishment... shall be imposed for offences committed by persons below eighteen years of age Article 37(a) of the UN Convention on the Rights of the Child
According to the United Nations, a child is a person under the age of 18. Despite the fact that the government of Iran has signed International Covenants that forbid them to execute anyone who has allegedly committed an offence before the age of 18, they continue to do so.
Amnesty International has documented 31 executions of child offenders in Iran since 1990. In many cases, these minors have been imprisoned until the age of 18 and then executed. Currently, there are at least 95 minors on death row in Iran.


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Cyclocross World Championships – Tábor 2015
Photos and words by Hollis Duncan
The first hint I was approaching Eastern Europe, was receiving a bath-size wet nap prior to takeoff on Air Dolomiti flight 1692 from Munich to Prague. Anyone who has ever whiffed a Bulgarian armpit or endured 34 rows of heavy built men who disavow deodorant can deduce how these would come in handy on a small airplane. As the pilot squeezed the throttle, our Embraer 195 headed east through light snow…
Too shy (and cold) to ask locals where Zdeněk Štybar's restaurant was, I waddled around Tábor's old town for awhile like a penguin in my puffy jacket before discovering U Zeleného Stromu for dinner. U Zeleného Stromu had an Eastern bloc hunting lodge vibe. It was the kind of place I pictured myself eating after shooting a moose. My eyes high-fived the barman as he brought me a Paul Bunyan-size stein of Pilsner Urquell. I ordered rump steak with bacon-braised green beans and a side of fries. Incidentally, Czechs call string beans "runner beans" because they're skinny; they were the only thin thing on my man plate.
I would be remiss to not thank Skitur Travel Agency for their invaluable help in finding me accommodations. Mrs. Svarcova emailed that she was very pleased to send me an offer for Hotel Mas *** located in Sezimovo Usti only two kilometers from the race course. One single-use double room (unfortunately no single rooms were available) for 137€ per night x 2 nights = 274€ with breakfast included. But according to www.hotelmas.cz the standard room rate is 1050 Czech crowns or roughly 37€, even double occupancy is 1450 crowns which is a reasonable 52€. I wrote Mrs. Svarcova posthaste to make sure she had not mistaken me for someone other than a photographer.
Svarcova admitted Hotel Mas was the most expensive accommodation for Tábor 2015, but justified her quote, almost five times the standard room rate, explaining it's "absolutely comparable with prices at other world championships in Holland, Belgium, and other countries." As a consolation, she threw out two cheaper options: one single room sharing a bathroom and toilet with the grandfather of a British junior racer or a student hostel with a private bathroom. I chose the second option for 35€ a night, which included internet as fast as Mathieu van der Poel…
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TBS is trying to high-ball advertisers seeking to reach all of those coveted 18- to 34-year-old male viewers who will be tuning into Conan O'Brien's new 11 p.m. late-night program when it debuts this fall.
The New York Post reports that the network has been asking for broadcast-level ad rates for the show, which are higher than cable rates. One source said TBS wants advertisers to pay 20% to 25% more than the standard rates for late-night.
If the gambit is successful, it would mark the first time -- at least in late night -- that a cable channel has reached parity with a broadcast network.
Although top-tier cable networks like TBS often argue they should be considered in the same league as NBC, the reality is that advertisers still place a premium on the major broadcast networks.
Despite declining ratings, the broadcast networks, including CBS, ABC and Fox, command higher ad ratings, based on the cost of reaching 1,000 viewers, or CPM, than their cable counterparts. (News Corp. owns Fox and The Post.)
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Amazing!… Tranny Mag Cover Model Looks Just Like Michelle Obama
Stunning Resemblance!
The latest cover model 0f Candy, a tranny magazine, holds a striking resemblance to Michelle Obama… right down to the biceps.
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On Nov 1, 2009, at 2:12 PM, kevin wrote: > is it possible to get all the super columns of a supercolumn > family with lazyboy? > With the Record class, no. A Record is just a set of Columns, so it's either one SuperColumn or one row. If you check out what I've been working on in ieure/master, there's a tool that will do what you want: import lazyboy as lzb lzb.add_pool('Keyspace1', ['localhost:9160']) stuff = lzb.multigetterator(Key('Keyspace1', 'Supern1', 'user_id')) print tuple(stuff['Keyspace1']['Supern1']['user_id']) From there you can inject the data into Records: records = [] for (row_key, super_col) in stuff['Keyspace1']['Supern1'].items(): records.append(Record()._inject(Key('Keyspace1', 'Supern1', row_key, super_col.name), super_col.columns) This may need some tweaking to work right, but this is the direction you should be going. - Ian
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After a further gap in postings due to the family medical issues I had mentioned, which now happily seem to be resolving themselves, it's appropriate the first post in a couple of months should be about Canadian banks raising their dividends. It's a theme that I touched on last year, when five of the Big Six banks raised their payouts, the one exception being my former employer, Bank of Montreal (BMO-T, BMO-N). In 2011, Bank of Nova Scotia (BNS-T, BNS-N) raised its dividend by 6.1%, CIBC (CM-T, CM-N) by 3.4%, National Bank (NA-T) twice by 7.5% and 5.6%, RBC (RY-T, RY-N) by 8% and TD (TD-T,TD-N) by 3%. The principal reason for BMO not raising its dividend was the U$5.7 billion acquisition of Marshall & Ilsley bank in mid 2011, which doubled the size of its US operation but also saw it issuing $4 billion worth of equity. Its dividend was also has one of the highest amongst its peers as a percentage of its earnings (the payout ratio) at 52.2% against payout ratios in the low 40% range for its rivals.
When Canadian banks reported their first quarter earnings for the period ending January 31st, 2012, several of them raised their dividends again. Both RBC and TD increased their payouts by 6%, and Scotiabank by 5.8%. Neither CIBC, which has the highest payout ratio after BMO at 49.5% nor the two smaller banks, Canadian Western (CWB-T) and Laurentian Bank (LB-T) increased their dividends this quarter. The latter pair had however, already raised their dividends twice each over the last year, by 15% and 25% respectively.
This leaves Canada's Big Six banks, recently ranked amongst the top twenty five most creditworthy in the world by Global Finance magazine, all yielding more than 3.5%. TD has the lowest yield at 3.5%, followed by National at 3.8%, RBC at 4% and Scotiabank at 4.1%. It is noteworthy that the two highest yielding banks, BMO and CIBC,both of which yield 4.8%, are the two which have either not raised their dividend or raised it only once and by the smallest amount.The willingness of bank managements to raise their dividends reflects their confidence in their capital ratios and the outlook for the Canadian housing market, which remains their largest exposure.
The Canadian banks remain the most attractive in the OECD, in terms of outlook and the ability to continue raising their distrbutions to shareholders, which were not reduced during the financial crisis. Their only rivals in this respect are the Australian banks, which are over exposed to an inflated housing market and a slowing commodity sector. Within the Canadian banks, a good rule of thumb has been to purchase the banks which have underperformed over the previous twelve months, as despite different exposures to the various sectors, all of them are primarily influenced by the domestic Canadian market. Therefore, investors selling those which have out-performed and buying those which have lagged have tended to add between 1-2% p.a. to the performance of the sector. This would suggest adding to CIBC and Scotiabank, off 9% and 6.6% over the last year, and reducing TD, down only 1.3% and National, up 6%. Another approach would be to buy the BMO Equal Weight Bank ETF (ZEB-T), which holds the Big Six banks in equal weights, and re-balances its positions periodically to maintain them at equal weights, thus mechanically carrying out the approach suggested above.


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How To Write a Thoughtful Thank You Note
In a world of emails and text messages, there is nothing better than receiving a hand written letter in the mail - especially when your mailbox is usually just filled with bills and credit card offers. What makes that mail day a little sweeter is when you get to open a thank you note from someone. Thank you notes are often looked upon as a pain - especially when you have 50 of them to write to wedding guests who all gave you a picture frame. But the thank you note is important because it's a recognition of that person's time and energy that they put into thoughtfully driving to the store, picking out the perfect gift for you, and wrapping it. They didn't have to get you anything, and yet they still went through all of those steps to do it. The least you can do is write a little note telling them how much you love that picture frame and can't want to put it on you mantle.
Not sure where to start in writing a thank you note? I'm here to help. Here's a few tips to get you started.
Tip #1 Always use quality paper. Folding over a piece of printer paper and sticking it a business envelope is not just lackluster - it's boring. And it looks like you put zero effort into it. Get a nice set of thank you notes from Sugar Paper, Mara Mi, or heck, even Target! Make it pretty.
Tip #2 Write legibly. There's nothing worse than getting a thoughtful note that you can't read. Slow down, take your time, and write clearly. Yes, you probably have a bunch of notes you're trying to knock out all at once, but take your time writing them. I usually limit myself to 5 or so a day and write them during commercial breaks when I'm watching tv.
Tip #3 Set the right mood. Start off by saying how excited you are to finally be done with grad school, or that you can't believe you're finally married to the love of your life. You want to start the note by giving them a point of reference for what the note is going to be about.
Tip #4 Be specific. PLEASE don't just say "thanks for the gift". That's so lame. Tell them why what they gave you was needed or appreciated. If they sent you a juicer, tell them about the recipes you are looking forward to trying on it. If they sent you a gift card or money, thank them and tell them what you might use the money on. Help them visualize how their gift is helping you.
Tip #5 Be authentic. Don't say anything you don't truly mean. Say thank you. Don't gush over something if you don't truly want to.
Tip #6 Close with affection. Signing a thank you note with "sincerely" sounds like a business letter. "Thanks" sounds like you couldn't come up with anything more interesting to say because you're just trying to check them off your to do list. How about signing it "with love" or "thanks and gratitude"? It's a little more personal and not so stagnant.
I hope that these tips help you write a note that personal, poignant, and authentic. You can thank me later ;)


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The Summit of Music-Making
for the world's most talented young orchestral musicians
The Verbier Festival Orchestra sets the world standard in orchestral training.
The Verbier Festival Orchestra (VFO) is universally recognised for its dynamism and passionate performances. It offers its musicians—all aged between 18 and 28—the unique opportunity to learn, develop and network in a professional environment. Each year, a thousand candidates from around the world apply to become members of this incredible ensemble.
The orchestra's musicians receive intensive coaching from principals of New York's Metropolitan Opera Orchestra. At the end of this period of mentorship, the players perform six Festival concerts under the direction of some of the world's most sought-after conductors including, in 2018, Valery Gergiev (VFO Music Director), Christoph Eschenbach, Ivan Fischer, Mikhaïl Pletnev, Stanislas Kochanovski and Gianandrea Noseda.
Who Should Apply
Applicants to the Verbier Festival Orchestra must be aged 18 to 28 on 1 July 2018.
Musicians are invited to become members of the Orchestra for one edition of the Verbier Festival. They may be re-invited twice; these re-invitations are not guaranteed. To be re-invited, musicians must be aged 29 or younger on the last day of the festival (6 August 2018).
Successful candidates are required to sign an agreement with the Fondation du Verbier Festival, thereby committing to the entire Verbier Festival Orchestra summer session from 1 July to 6 August 2018, and accepting all rules of the Orchestra.
Apply to the Verbier Festival Orchestra
Applications to Verbier Festival Artist Training Programmes are submitted through the Acceptd on-line platform. Read how to submit an application under the tabs below.
Almost all Verbier Festival Orchestra musicians are selected from live auditions in Berlin, Cologne, Geneva, Madrid, Moscow, New York, Paris or Zurich, which take place from mid-January to early March 2018. Should a candidate be unable to perform a live audition, they may submit an application by video audition.
Live Audition Applications
17 December 2017
Video Audition Applications
21 January 2018
Important Information for Flute, Double Bass, Harp and Percussion
Due to a high number of applicants, flautists will be pre-screened by video audition before being invited to a live audition. The deadline to submit a video audition for pre-screening is 17 December 2017. Please note that the pre-screen video must be recorded in one take. Applicants will be notified if they have been selected for a live audition by 23 December 2017.
Double Bass
Video audition only
Video audition only
LIve auditions will be held only in Berlin, Geneva, New York and Zurich.
Fees & Costs
Application Fee
Live Audition Expenses
Applicants are responsible for their own expenses related to live auditions (travel, accommodation, etc.)
Costs for Successful Candidates
Each position in the Verbier Festival Orchestra is fully funded by the Verbier Festival, including travel to and from Verbier, lodging and meals.
Live Auditions
You will be notified of your live audition date and time by email no later than 23 December 2017. Should you already know that you are unavailable on a particular date, please inform Samuel Goldscheider, Orchestras Manager. While the Orchestras team does its best to accommodate scheduling requests, it cannot guarantee that all requests can be met.
Please note: Dates and venues are subject to change; do not book your travel or accommodation before receiving confirmation of your audition.
1, 2 & 3 February 2018
9, 10 & 11 February
21 January (evening): Percussion
22 & 23 January
11 January
13 & 14 January
New York
27 February – 4 March
14, 15 & 16 February
25, 26 & 27 January
Video Auditions
If you are submitting an application by video audition, please read the following guidelines:
- Register on Acceptd and create your profile.
- Create your audition video. Instructions on how to make a great audition video can be found in this tutorial.
- Please take into account the size of the room and its acoustic as well as your distance from the camera: the more reverb in the room, the closer you should be to the camera (usually 3 metres or 10 feet).
- IMPORTANT: listen to your recording to check that it is what you want the jury to hear.
- Please note that you must perform all the works/orchestral excerpts listed under the 'Audition Repertoire' tab on this page. You must play the works as if you were giving a live audition (i.e. straight-through in the order listed). The recording must be made in one shot, without cuts or edits.
- The recording of the two solo works should be approximately three minutes' duration each (typically the exposition of the concerto or sonata); piano accompaniment is optional. Please choose a place which makes musical sense to stop; recordings that are slightly longer than three minutes are acceptable.
- Once you are ready to upload your recordings, choose 'Video Audition' in the application's 'Audition City' dropdown menu.
- Upload the video.
- Once you have submitted your application and paid the application fee, you cannot return to your profile to upload a video.
Audition Repertoire
All works will be played without piano accompaniment at live auditions, even if the original work is scored with accompaniment.
- Choose one movement from one of the following concerti: Bartók No. 2, Beethoven, Brahms, Mendelssohn E minor, Prokofiev No. 1, Prokofiev No. 2, Sibelius or Tchaikovsky
- One movement of a Bach solo work
- Mozart: Symphony No. 39, mvmt 1 – Allegro, bar 26 to 142
- Strauss: Don Juan, bars 1 to 62
- Prokofiev: Symphony No. 1, beginning of mvmt 2 until C
- One movement of a solo work of applicant's choice (Concerto, Sonata, etc.)
- One movement of a Bach solo work
- Strauss: Also Sprach Zarathustra
- rehearsal mark 12 to bottom of the page
- 5 bars before rehearsal mark 51 to rehearsal mark 53
- Rachmaninoff, Piano Concerto No. 2, mvmt 1, rehearsal mark 1 to 3
- Mahler: Symphony No. 4 – mvmt 3, 16 measures after rehearsal mark 9 to rehearsal mark 11
- Cilea: Adriana Lecouvreur, Act I, from beginning to rehearsal mark 2
- Beethoven: Symphony No. 5, mvmt 2, first 59 bars
- Prokofiev: Symphony No. 1, mvmt 1, from opening until 4 bars before C
- Prokofiev: Piano Concerto No. 2, mvmt 3, from one bar before rehearsal mark 81 to end of movement
- One movement of a solo work of applicant's choice (Concerto, Sonata, etc.)
- One movement of a solo Bach work
- Strauss: Also Sprach Zarathustra, one bar before rehearsal mark 4 until middle of 8th bar after rehearsal mark 5
- Beethoven: Symphony No. 5, theme and variation in slow movement (Bar 1 to 10, 49 to 59, 98 to 106)
- Berg: Violin Concerto, mvmt 1, bar 54 to 62
- Rachmaninoff: Piano Concerto No. 2, mvmt 3. Bar 1 to 21
- Mahler: Symphony No. 4, mvmt 1. six bars after rehearsal mark 20 (4/4) until six before rehearsal mark 21
Double Bass
All applications for the double bass must be made by video audition.
- Bach: A dance movement from the six cello suites. No preludes and no repeats.
- Beethoven: Symphony No. 5:
- Mvmt 3, from beginning to five bars after A
- Mvmt 4, 18 bars before F to four bars after F
- Strauss: Also Sprach Zarathustra:
- Seven bars after rehearsal mark 35 to rehearsal mark 38
- Rehearsal mark 43 to 18 after rehearsal mark 47
Absolutely no solo tuning. Candidates playing this audition in solo tuning will be disqualified.
Flute, Oboe, Clarinet and Bassoon candidates should prepare:
Woodwind players are advised to inform the jury if they play any auxiliary instruments (piccolo, bass clarinet, English horn, etc.). Playing an orchestral excerpt or short solo piece of the applicant's choice on auxiliary instruments at the audition is optional. All woodwind players must be willing and able to play auxiliary instruments if requested during the Verbier Festival.
Pre-screen video audition repertoire (for those candidates who are applying for a live audition):
- Mozart Concerto in G major or Concerto in D major, 1st mvmt, exposition and cadenza
- An additional movement of a solo work of applicant's choice (with or without piano)
- Dvořák: Cello Concerto, flute 1, mvmt 2, 18 bars after rehearsal mark 6 to three bars before rehearsal mark 7
- Prokofiev: Classical Symphony, flute 1, mvmt 4, K to nine bars after L
Repertoire for those invited to a live audition and for those applying by video audition only:
- Mozart: Concerto in G Major or Concerto in D Major, 1st mvmt, exposition and cadenza
- An additional movement of a solo work of applicant's choice (with or without piano)
- Rimsky Korsakov: Scheherazade, mvmt 2, Q for 13 bars
- Dvořák: Cello Concerto, flute 1, mvmt 2, 18 bars after rehearsal mark 6 to three bars before rehearsal mark 7
- Beethoven: 5th Symphony, flute 1, mvmt 2:
- Lyrical Solo after Letter C (after the fermata), starting 16 bars before Letter D
- Staccato Solo beginning ten bars before letter E to four bars after Letter E
- Prokofiev: Classical Symphony, flute 1:
- Mvmt 2: B to C
- Mvmt 4:
- seven bars after B to one bar after D
- K to nine bars after L
- seven bars after M to one bar after the double bar (and key change)
- Rimsky Korsakov: Scheherazade, mvmt 4: 16 bars after V for 12 bars
- Beethoven: 5th Symphony, piccolo, final mvmt:
- Allegro (FF) for 21 bars
- 36 bars before Presto to the down beat of Presto
- A movement from Mozart C major Concerto
- An additional movement of a solo work of applicant's choice
- Rossini: Overture La Scala di Seta, Opening solo until #3
- Ravel: Le Tombeau de Couperin, Prélude, beginning to #2, and #8 to #9
- Brahms: Violin Concerto, mvmt 2, bar 3 to 32
- Tchaikovsky: Symphony No. 4, Mvmt 2 opening solo
Two optional excerpts for English Horn:
- Berlioz: Roman Carnival Overture opening solo
- Dvořák New World Symphony: Mvmt 2 opening solo
Solo work (choose one of the two pieces below):
- Debussy : Première Rhapsodie
- One movement of the Mozart Clarinet Concerto
Orchestral Excerpts:
- Beethoven: Symphony No. 4, mvmt 2, bars 80 to 89, and mvmt 4, bars 297 to 302
- Kodaly: Dances of Galanta, one bar after rehearsal number 30 to rehearsal number 65
- Puccini: Tosca – 'E Lucevan le stelle' Solo
- Mendelssohn: Symphony No. 3, mvmt 2 – entire
- Rimsky-Korsakov: Scheherazade:
- mvmt 2, cadenza at F
- mvmt 3, solo five bars before A
- mvmt 3, D to F
E-flat Clarinet (optional)
- Mahler: Symphony No. 4, mvmt 1:
- five bars after rehearsal mark 11 to nine bars after rehearsal mark 12
- eight bars after rehearsal mark 15 to two bars after rehearsal mark 17
- Last six bars
- Strauss: Also Sprach Zarathustra
- From rehearsal mark 8 for three bars
- four bars after rehearsal mark 19 to rehearsal mark 21
- six bars before rehearsal mark 43 to rehearsal mark 44
Stravinsky: The Rite of Spring, Rondes Printanières solo
Bass Clarinet (optional)
- Mahler: Symphony No. 4, mvmt 1:
- rehearsal mark 5 for two bars
- four bars after rehearsal mark 8 for four bars
- rehearsal mark 10 to 11
- Strauss: Also Sprach Zarathustra:
- four bars after rehearsal mark 13 to rehearsal mark 14
- seven bars after rehearsal mark 35 to two bars before rehearsal mark 37
- Shostakovich: Violin Concerto No. 1 – mvmt 2 Scherzo #23 to 13 bars after #24
- First movement from Mozart B-flat major Concerto
- An additional movement of a solo work of applicant's choice
- Rimsky-Korsakov: Scheherazade
- Mozart: Marriage of Figaro Overture, bars 139 to 171
- Tchaikovsky: Symphony No. 4, mvmt 2, solo to end
- Tchaikovsky: Symphony No. 6, opening solo
- One movement of a Mozart Concerto
- An additional movement of a solo work of applicant's choice
- Beethoven: Symphony No. 9, mvmt 3, 4th horn, bars 82 to 100 and 109 to 121
- Dvořák: Cello Concerto, mvmt 1, bars 56 to 64
- Mahler: Symphony No. 4, mvmt 2, bars 118 to 133, and 160 to 174; mvmt 3, bars 95 to 105
- Rachmaninoff: Piano Concerto 2, mvmt 1, rehearsal numbers 13 to 14
- Haydn Trumpet Concerto in E-flat major, mvmt 1 (played on B-flat trumpet)
- Stravinsky: Petrouchka: Ballerina's Dance
- Mahler: Symphony No. 5, 24 first bars
- Wagner: Parsifal Overture, nine bars after reh. 1 to six bars before reh. 3
- Mussorgsky: Pictures at an Exhibition, Promenade
- Strauss: Also Sprach Zarathustra, beginning to three bars after reh. 1 and 11 bars after reh. 3 (for four bars)
- Rimsky-Korsakov: Scheherazade, mvmt 2, 17 measures before K to L (first and second trumpet)
Tenor Trombone
Please note that applications for the Tenor Trombone, Bass Trombone and Tuba will be considered for the reserve or extra list only. Therefore, should your application be successful, you will be added to the reserve list and invited to the festival if space becomes available, or if an extra player is needed for a concert.
- Two solo pieces or movements of contrasting character and period
- Mozart: Requiem (Tuba Mirum)
- Ravel: Bolero, solo, three bars after #10 to #11
- Wagner: Ride of the Walkyries
- Strauss: Zarathustra, 1st trombone, four bars before rehearsal #16 to rehearsal #16 and six bars after rehearsal #50 to four bars after rehearsal #53
- Rimsky-Korsakov: Scheherazade, 2nd trombone, mvmt 2, four bars after D to F
Bass Trombone
Please note that applications for the Tenor Trombone, Bass Trombone and Tuba will be considered for the reserve or extra list only. Therefore, should your application be successful, you will be added to the reserve list and invited to the festival if space becomes available, or if an extra player is needed for a concert.
- One solo piece
- Wagner: Ride of the Valkyries
- Wagner: Das Rheingold, Scene 4 Entrance of the Gods into Valhalla
- Kodaly: Hary Janos, mvmt 4, four bars after rehearsal #5 to 28 bars after rehearsal #5
- Schumann: Symphony No. 3, mvmt 4, bars 1-23
- Mozart: Requiem, Kyrie, seven bars before rehearsal letter F to the end
- Strauss: Zarathustra, eight bars before rehearsal #6 to two bars after rehearsal #6
Please note that applications for the Tenor Trombone, Bass Trombone and Tuba will be considered for the reserve or extra list only. Therefore, should your application be successful, you will be added to the reserve list and invited to the festival if space becomes available, or if an extra player is needed for a concert.
- One solo piece
- Wagner: Ride of the Valkyries
- Wagner: Die Meistersinger Overture, opening bars 1-27, solo bars 158-188
- Prokofiev: Symphony #5, 1st movement rehearsal #3 to 7 bars after rehearsal #5
- Berlioz: Hungarian March Overture, rehearsal #20 to end
- Strauss: Zarathustra:
- rehearsal #6 to six bars after rehearsal #6
- five bars after rehearsal #16 to three bars before rehearsal #17
- Ziemlich langsam after rehearsal #17 to eight bars after Ziemlich langsam
All applications for harp must be made by video audition.
- Two solo pieces (or movements) of contrasting character and period.
- Berlioz: Symphonie Fantastique, mvmt 2
- Verdi: La Forza del Destino overture, from G to O
- Strauss: Also sprach Zarathustra, 15 bars after 3 for ten bars and 47 to eight after 49
- Donizetti: Lucia di Lammermoor, harp solo with cadenza
Live auditions for percussionists will be held in Berlin, New York, Geneva and Zurich only. All other applications should be made by video audition.
- Bach: Bach Sonata No. 2 in B minor, Tempo di Bourée mvmt, played without repeats
Snare Drum
- Prokofiev: Lt Kije, Opening 1 to 2
- Rimsky-Korsakov: Capriccio Espagnol – Scena e Canto Gitano, long roll plus ten measures
- Rimsky-Korsakov: Scheherazade – mvmt 3, D to E; mvmt 4, P to R
- Stravinsky: L'Oiseau de Feu (1910) 127 to 133
- Shostakovich: Symphony No. 4, mvmt 3, bars 206 to 208
- Messiaen: Oiseaux Exotiques 6 to 7
- Beethoven: Symphony No. 9, mvmt 1, 19th measure after to the end
- Tchaikovsky: Symphony No. 4, mvmt 1, begin two measures before T to the third measure before U
- Martin: Concerto for Seven Winds
Verbier Festival Orchestra Ambassadors include members or former members of the Orchestra from around the world. They are available to answer your questions about the application procedure or auditions and are happy to share information about their experiences as part of the VFO.
Laura Sandrin (Brussels), Flute
Valérie Arsenault (Montréal), Viola
Yada Lee (Toronto), Violin
Sharon Wei (Toronto), Viola
Can Gao (Beijing), Violin
Emma Gibout (Aquitaine), Violin
Célestin Guérin (Paris), Trumpet
Pablo Aparicio Escolano (Berlin), Percussion
Jose Real Cintero (Hamburg), Trumpet
Maria Castro (Stuttgart), Bassoon
Theresa Schneider (Leipzig), Viola
Matyas Major (Kuala Lumpur), Cello
Maria Kropotkina (Den Haag), Viola
Evgeniya Peschanskaya (Den Haag), Viola
Naomi Shaham (Amsterdam), Double bass
Adrien Philipp (Oslo), Clarinet
Wiktor Modrzejewski (Kraków), Violin
Elizaveta Yarovaya (Moscow), Violin
Aleksandar Tasic (Rakovac), Clarinet
Zorik Tatevosyán (Madrid), Violin
Aleksander Daszkiewicz (Bern), Violin
Olivia Rose Francis (Zurich), Violin
Javier Lopez (Freiburg), Viola
Zofia Neugebauer (Basel), Flute
Baris Önel (Zurich), Violin
Giulia Ott (Basel), Harp
Coline Richard (Lausanne), Flute
Quentin Sanchez (Geneva), Cello
Cigdem Tuncelli (Lausanne), Violin
Emilie Weibel (Basel), Violin
Marina Aikawa (New York), Violin
Mariya-Andoniya Andonova (New Haven), Double bass
Seth Biagini (New York), Cello
Arabella Bozic (Munich), Viola
Jonathan Butler (Boston), Cello
Luis Cámara Palomares (Barcelona), Clarinet
Chen Cao (Philadelphia), Cello
Corbin Castro (Houston), Horn
Andrew Chilcote (Miami Beach), Double bass
Jennifer Yunyoung Choi (Miami Beach), Cello
Hyun Jee Chung (Boston), Violin
Benjamin Crofut (Tuscaloosa), Double bass
Hunter Gordon (Port Angeles), Bassoon
Felicity James (Los Angeles), Violin
Jung-Hsuan Ko (Rachel) (New York), Cello
Mitchell Kuhn (New York), Oboe
Natsuki Kumagai (Minneapolis), Violin
Ji Min Lee (New York), Violin
Won Suk Lee (Philadelphia), Percussion
Natalie Loughran (New York), Viola
Mariam Machaidze (New York), Violin
Erika Mitsui (New York), Violin
Joshua Newburger (New Haven, CT), Viola
Anne-Sophie Paquet (Chicago), Violin
Andrew Pedersen (Houston), Double bass
Kevin Quill (New York), Violin
Samuel Sparrow (North Carolina), Clarinet
Ian Sullivan (New York), Percussion/Timpani
John Upton (Florida), Horn
Katherine Ventura (Chicago, Pittsburgh), Harp
Sissi Zhang (Atlanta), Violin
Frequently Asked Questions
I will be younger than 18 or older than 28 on 1 July 2018
We do not accept applications from candidates younger or older than the stated requirements. Musicians aged 15 to 18 may consider the Verbier Festival Junior Orchestra. Musicians aged 18 may apply to either the VFO or VFJO.
When will my live audition be scheduled?
Visit the 'Live Auditions' tab on this page for a list of cities and dates. You will be notified of your assigned date and time by email no later than 23 December 2017.
I already know that I'm not available on the day planned for my preferred audition city. What shall I do?
Should you already know that you are unavailable on a particular date, please inform Samuel Goldscheider, Orchestras Manager. While the Orchestras team does its best to accommodate scheduling requests, it cannot guarantee that all requests can be met.
Is priority given to either live or video audition applicants?
Priority is not given to those who audition live. However, we recommend auditioning live in order for the jury to meet you in person.
Does the quality of sound for video applications matter that much?
Yes, the sound quality is of great importance for your video audition. Please read the 'Video Audition' tab on this page.
Can my CV be in a language other than English?
Yes, we accept CVs in English, French, German or Spanish.
Do I need to record my video with or without the score/sheet music?
You may record your video with the score/sheet music.
Other Questions
Please email:
Samuel Goldscheider
Orchestras Manager


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Yoga to the Rescue for Neck & ShouldersDVD - 2009
Presents an Anusara yoga routine designed to alleviate back pain caused by stress, strain, and poor posture. Includes a 30 min. tutorial and 30 min. "flow sequence."
Publisher: Silver Spring, MD : Acorn Media, c2009.
Edition: Widescreen.
Branch Call Number: 617.53 YOG
Characteristics: 1 videodisc (ca. 60 min.) : sd., col. ; 4 3/4 in.
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I'd have written nearly the same thing jzimmer said. Not all that helpful when you really need it. Other, simpler stretches done regularly seem to help a bit, but not the overly done ones on this video.
Disappointing. Just a typical yoga video which isn't bad. But I have been doing yoga for years and have had chronic neck pain for years; many of the asanas were too much for me. I doubt that the instructor has ever had a day of neck pain. Would be ok with modifications for a day when I'm feeling good but definitely not for a day when I'm flared.
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اسم الوظيفة: Design Project Manager
المكان: Amman, Jordan
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Design Project Manager
Job Summary:
To handle the responsibility for the delivery and quality of the project outcomes by overseeing and managing all policies and procedures related to day-to-day operations, establishing adequate standards for excellence and performance indicators to evaluate overall project performance against project objectives and ensuring that all functions are being run in a timely and professional manner
Duties and Responsibilities:
Key Responsibilities:
• To set & to agree section business plan with direct director & play a key role in setting the overall department strategy.
• To manage strategic client relationships.
• To help define the culture of the Discipline & its association with the organization
• To be accountable for building the section and the overall success of the section.
• To lead the development of the Discipline in terms of building expertise and continuous improvement.
• To have a thorough understanding of the market.
• To be an expert within the chosen field.
• To pass on expertise and develop others.
• To act as a role model and leader for DAO.
• To manage performance and celebrate success.
• To provide appropriate reporting to the direct director.
Executive & Technical Responsibilities:
• Implement persistently work instructions (W.I.) related to the position, as contained in DAO Quality Management System.
• Evaluate and interpret specific Client requirements from RFPs, TORs and any relevant data received from Client to identify issues that may influence the development of the project.
• Collaborate with the team throughout the duration of a project to establish realistic and achievable project goals with accurate time schedules, realistic budget and specific project deliverables.
• Inform the head office regularly on the status of all projects being managed.
• Monitor the development of concept designs to facilitate approval by the client.
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What is Ancient Biography?
Ancient biography or in the Greek language Βιοι, Bioi ; "Lives" was—by ancients like Plutarch, Tacitus, and Lucian—seen as very important literature during ancient times. It is handled today within the domains of New Testament and Greco-Roman literary criticism as an inclusive literary genre. Bioi was based on a particular individual, but not as a means to an individual self but against the social backdrop of family and community. The end result is that the writer purposefully presents a kind of anti-psychological person. What is highlighted is their, "character, achievements and lasting significance"[1] while at the same time deliberately setting them up as a public example. Bios, or Βιος (Greek for "life"), as literature is really a conduit that transmits, within a culture; social, religious and political heritage showing individuals as, "representative types rather than as unique individuals."[2]
What is mythology?
Mythology (Greek Mythos means "Myth" in English) has to do with the relationship of the human experience to, and subsequent attempt to explain, the realm of the divine. Myth usually connotes the time before human history, what is called prehistory. The primitive epochs of creation of the cosmos, and speculation on divine hierarchical structures even before such creation events are familiar ground for mythological thinking. Myths and mythology therefore can be generally considered as stories outside of, or before, human history.
What is Q?
The Q source (also known as Q document, lost sayings of Q or just Q) is a hypothesized concept used by biblical and New Testament scholars to suggest a non-existent manuscript as the source of common material (logia) found in the gospels Matthew and Luke but not the Gospel of Mark.[1] John S. Kloppenborg, James M. Robinson and Burton Mack, according to Michael Licona (Research Professor of the NT), refer to the Q source as a "sayings gospel" or "Q gospel" with Mack particularly overreaching by concluding that Q is wholly different, in fact alien, from important events recorded in the canonical gospels like the resurrection.[2] The Q document is thought to be constituted of the sayings of Jesus called logia. Source criticism supporting Q also generally supports Markan priority, or the position that Mark was the first written of the canonical gospels. Accordingly if a tradition or particular logia is found consistent with all three synoptic gospels then Mark is considered the source not Q. Therefore not just Q, but Q and Mark were source material for Matthew and Luke which is why depending on the variation of argument it is referred to as the QM theory.
What is exegesis?
Exegesis (from the Greek: ἐξηγεῖσθαι, exēgēisthai; "to lead out") is a critical exposition, commentary or interpretation of ancient literature especially religious books such as the Bible or Qur'an.[1] The opposite of an exegetical reading of Scripture is eisegesis and instead of reading out what the text plainly presents it reads into the text what the reader is influenced by.
In order to understand a given passage one must reconstruct as much as possible the world of thought in which the NT writer lived. Since the NT frequently quotes the OT (hundreds of times) or alludes to it (thousands of times) and everywhere presupposes its language, concepts, and theology, exegesis should be particularly sensitive to its presence and careful to reconstruct the exegetical-theological context of which a given OT quotation or allusion may have been a part. A comparative approach is essential.[2]


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Glioma stem cells (GSC) and epithelial–mesenchymal transition (EMT) are strongly associated with therapy resistance and tumor recurrence, but the underlying mechanisms are incompletely understood. Here, we show that S100A4 is a novel biomarker of GSCs. S100A4+ cells in gliomas are enriched with cancer cells that have tumor-initiating and sphere-forming abilities, with the majority located in perivascular niches where GSCs are found. Selective ablation of S100A4-expressing cells was sufficient to block tumor growth in vitro and in vivo. We also identified S100A4 as a critical regulator of GSC self-renewal in mouse and patient-derived glioma tumorspheres. In contrast with previous reports of S100A4 as a reporter of EMT, we discovered that S100A4 is an upstream regulator of the master EMT regulators SNAIL2 and ZEB along with other mesenchymal transition regulators in glioblastoma. Overall, our results establish S100A4 as a central node in a molecular network that controls stemness and EMT in glioblastoma, suggesting S100A4 as a candidate therapeutic target. Cancer Res; 77(19); 5360–73. ©2017 AACR.
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Richard Davenport covers recruiting for the Arkansas Democrat-Gazette. He is the host of Recruiting Thursday, a weekly radio show that airs from 7 to 8 p.m. on 92.1 FM in Fayetteville; 93.7 FM in Little Rock; 95.3 FM in Fort Smith; 96.3 FM in Hot Springs; 104.3 FM in Harrison/Mountain Home; and 106.9 FM in Arkadelphia.
Wary's speed fits SEC
Having speed on defense is essential to compete on the major college level, and even more so in the Southeastern Conference.
Rogers linebacker Zack Wary, 6-4, 215 pounds proved he has the speed needed when he ran the 40-yard dash in 4.45 seconds at Arkansas' Elite Prospect Camp in July. That helped him receive a scholarship offer from the Hogs on Dec. 1. Video highlights CLICK HERE
Mounties Coach Shawn Flannigan said Wary's athletic ability and speed showed up in a big way during an early season interception.
"He wasn't even near the throwing lane when the ball was let go and he stuck his foot into the ground and came from the inside out and made a play on the ball underneath him," Flannigan said. "I didn't even see him being able to be close to making the play. He just got there."
Wary, who also has offers from Arkansas State, Illinois State, Air Force, Memphis, Harvard, Yale, Princeton, Missouri State and others, will officially visit the Hogs this weekend. He'll also plans to take official visits to Arkansas State on Jan. 17 and to Air Force on Jan. 24.
He missed four games because of a sprained ankle but finished the season with 67 tackles, 4 tackles for loss and 1 interception. His talent on the field is matched by his work in the classroom where he has a 4.0 GPA and has scored a 33 on the ACT.
Flannigan said one of the games Wary missed was against Springdale. Bulldogs running back Deandre Murray, who has been timed at 4.34 seconds in the 40 yard dash, rushed 316 yards and three touchdowns in a 32-28 victory over Rogers.
"He would've been a difference maker in that game," Flannigan said. "I'm going to say two of three of Murray's long runs for touchdowns don't happen if Zack is back there making the tackle."
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I worked on several projects after publishing Dragon Badge, but spent a lot of time learning about the self-publishing industry, marketing and promoting, and social media. I already had a draft of the second book in the series. After reading what I had a couple of times, I decided to start from scratch, salvaging a few scenes I liked, but planning the second book to answer questions from the first and further develop the fantasy elements.
At the same time, I was eager to publish a second book, so once I finished the rewrite of what was called Machine Gun Knight and later The Darklord's Boys, I put it away and edited a science-fiction book I wrote years ago called Wormbright and shared it with critique readers. In the end, I decided I liked Wormbright, but it did not blow me away. What can a writer do with such a revelation? The answer, as painful as it seems, is to start completely over. So I wrote an outline from scratch, changed the title and some names my critique readers did not care for, and went to work. The result became Enemy of Man: Book One in the Chronicles of Kin Roland.
Now I return to the sequel of Dragon Badge. Why am I changing the title? Feedback on the book title(s) was decidedly negative. I decided it was time to put my ego and preferences aside. So what is the name of the second Dragon Badge book? I am still working on it, but it will be revealed in the Dragon Badge Newsletter.


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My friend told me about this recipe--raving about a crock pot pork chop recipe. I've had one I've used too in the past, but I thought I'd mix it up and try this one. Well, it was delicious! So moist and tasty. I was so pleased to throw it together in about 15 minutes before church, and come home from church--dinner all ready! Thanks Shauna for the recipe!
pork chops, enough for your family (I prefer boneless)
1/2 cup flour
1/2 tsp. dry ground mustard
1/2 tsp. pepper
1/2 tsp. garlic salt
1/4 cup water (more if you'll be cooking longer)
1 can chicken & rice soup (I used Roasted Garlic Cream of Mushroom--you can use your favorite)
1. Mix together flour, dry mustard, pepper and garlic salt. Dredge pork chops in mixture.
2. In a hot skillet, brown in butter or olive oil. This is just browning the top and bottom--not necessarily to cook all the way through--that will be done in the crock pot.
3. Place pork chops in crock pot. Pour water over and around the pork chops. Spoon the soup over the top of it all.
4. Cook 4-6 hours on low.
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Basic Power Supply Requirement for RC Motor?
Basic Power Supply Requirement for RC Motor?
I would guess the following power supply would work: 30A, 12V.
I am imagining this would result in 15 amps going to each of the two motors? The wattage is almost the same either way, the voltage should be too far off, but I'm not sure about whether it really works out in practice, or whether the amps can properly split that way between the two units? Or, if one of the motor fails does the other one then get cooked without a 16A fuse? Or, will the power supply automatically reduce to the amperage the device can handle?
They also list: 1470Kv/1470RPM/V and 800g max thrust which I doubt are relevant to this question.
I am a computer programmer trying to start into robotics and am now toying with some RC motors, so am outside my area of expertise. I'm using RC motors on what will start out as a boat though I plan to remove the motors and use them for a helicopter later on and so I got helicopter motors. For testing I want to use a standard outlet power supply and then later on add in batteries if things work out well.
Thanks in advance for any help with this question. I posted it to an RC forum but nobody seemed to know the answer as they all just use batteries and not a power supply.
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Use the batteries, or learn some expensive and painful lessons about power supplies.
Example: One time I specified some DC linear actuators for an application where battery power made sense. Our wizard sparky could not be dissuaded from designing a custom line-operated DC supply, that could deliver just a little more than the rated current of the actuators, maybe 20 A.
When the actuators came in, the QC department tested them as 'not working'.
The QC department was using very fancy power supplies with 'foldback current limiting', which they had preset to ~22 A, or a little more. ... and the actuators would not start on the folded back current, even on no load.
When tested from a battery with a simple contactor, a current transducer and a scope, it turned out that the actuators demanded something like 300 A for a few ms. They were working as designed.
I think the wizard sparky was eventually persuaded to use a battery, and design a custom battery charger.
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RE: Basic Power Supply Requirement for RC Motor?
The motors may demand more than is available as mentioned but depending on several factors it may mean nothing more than the motors don't come up to speed quite as fast as they could. If that doesn't matter in your case then the power supply will probably work fine.
That all said, if you're doing research and testing towards a future goal then doing everything as close to the future configuration means you'll be closer to the final results faster. So if you plan on using battery power in the end you really should just start with it as then you will get all the results up front. You'll get a feel for battery life, voltage sag, voltage decay, charge times, temperature excursions, etc etc. All stuff you won't get from using alternative power sources.
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It has been a few days since I decided to write. The last few days I keep saying oh I will write today...oh I will write tomorrow. I just I dunno haven't really felt like it. Of course now I have a lot to say but I suppose that is a good thing?
Let me start off with football. Free agency has started and once again the Packers are doing very little to sign players or resign players. No I am not against them not making big splashs with free agents because you really can't buy championships anyways. The topic this week was will Greg Jennings leave or won't he. I knew he was going to end up leaving. During the year by some of the things that were being said made me think he didn't really want to come back to be a Packer. So he ended up signing with the Vikings. I have my thoughts and opinions on everything but really is it worth it? No. Football is just a game. Players are greedy and they don't care about winning or super bowl rings anymore, they just want their money. I get it that they are athletes and should be paid decent money but they make more money in one year then the majority of us will see in our lifetime. Is it fair? Not really. What can you do about it though? I know! Do something great and get recognized for it!
We now have a new pope so the covering up of sex scandals and priests touching little boys can now continue. It is a joke. I am sorry if people can not handle a joke anymore. Really though the internet has become a place where sensitive people have no business roaming around anymore. Back to the pope though. It is great everyone is happy and hoping that the church can move on from all the shit that has went on but the problem is we will never know the actual truth about anything because everyone is always protecting someone else. This is the same thing with government. It is not just one person being corrupt, it is everyone. Everyone is corrupt now a days but yet people act so shocked when they hear about the latest scandals. It takes a lot to shock me now a days. Best of luck to the pope though.
I am not even sure if I consider myself catholic anymore to be honest. I was raised to be catholic, I went to a catholic school, went to a catholic church, etc. The idea of organized religion though especially after all of this stuff that has went on just I don't know does not appeal to me at all. I know I have said this at one point in time but I do believe in God. I do believe in all of that good stuff. I also do pray. Yes Nick does actually pray and usually on a nightly basis too. About many many things. No I am not sitting there praying that I find a female midget to bang or whatever but it is actually thoughtful prayers for people and just you know overall being thankful for being alive. Personally I believe that praying on your own time and trying to keep in touch with God or whatever it is that you believe in is good enough.
I picked up Rocksmith on steam for the computer. Probably the best thing I could of done. People have made so many custom songs for Rocksmith that I will be keeping myself busy for quite awhile. One song I really wanted to work on is Metallica-And Justice For All. Love that song and it has some great guitar parts. I think I've downloaded like 37 songs today. I have a lot of work ahead of me.
I started walking again yesterday. It is still chilly out and there is some snow and a bit of ice on the sidewalks but I was going nuts not going on my walks so I finally said screw it and decided to go out. I only slipped on some ice once! Might be short lived though cause tonight we are suppose to get some snow. Boo! It is almost spring here damn it. I would love to be able to go out for walks without having to put on 50 pounds of clothing and I would love to be able to open up my windows. Well I shall see how the weather is tomorrow cause hopefully I can just keep on going on this without skipping any days. I know there are other things I could do but I really love going for walks. My life feels so incomplete without my walks. I am exaggerating a bit of course. I would be happy with 40s and 50s. I am not that greedy. Especially when I know in a few months I will be bitching bout how hot and humid it is.
So I have been playing WoW a bit again. I know...I know. Bad Nick. Very bad. No I am not going back to full time playing that game. I had 7 free days to try out the game again. So I did. I have all classes at lvl 85 or higher horde side but I kinda got tired of playing horde. I have been playing horde since June of 06. I never really tried alliance. Hell I had only been able to level a character up to level 25 on alliance side prior to this week. I got a gnome shadowpriest up to level 60. The guild I am in they are pretty nice, laid back, and casual. Not serious gamers at all. So I guess what I am saying is a return to WoW might happen but it might be on Alliance side for a change and on a very casual basis.
I have said a lot in this blog but before I go have to take the time to talk about one more thing. I found out that my ex father-in-law had a stroke. I really didn't want to say "ex father-in-law" but it is what it is. A lot of times you see people who go through a divorce and hate their ex's family and whatnot. This isn't me. Maybe I said a lot of things in anger over the years over what had happened but I realize that things that happened were also part of my doing with certain things so years later I hold no grudges and honestly I can say there isn't a person that I actually hate. Hate is too strong of a word anyways. I have other things I want to spend my time on then hating someone. Ok I am getting off track here. Anyways I just want to say to him and his family that I wish them the best of luck with everything and I hope he is ok. He will be in my thoughts and my prayers.
That is all for now.